The Sylmar Spartans will challenge the Grant Lancers at 3:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Sylmar will be strutting in after a win while Grant will be coming in after a loss.
Sylmar is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They were the clear victors by a 14-1 margin over Reseda on Wednesday. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for the Spartans considering their one-run performance the matchup before.
Cynthia Valadez made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She pitched five innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. Those two hits allowed gave her a new career-low. She was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 3-for-4.
In other batting news, Lizelle Gonzalez was a standout: she scored three runs and stole four bases while going 3-for-4. The dominant performance also gave her a new career-high in RBI (two). Another player making a difference was Cristabel Carreon, who went a perfect 4-for-4 with three stolen bases, three RBI, and one triple.
Sylmar hit smart and finished the game with only one strikeout. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their strikeout total in five consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Grant was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their sixth straight defeat dating back to last season. They lost 26-3 to Reseda.
Grant's loss dropped their record down to 0-3. As for Sylmar, their victory (their first of the season) made their record 1-5.
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